Artificial feather.



M. VEIT.

ABTIFIOIAL FEATHER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, 1910.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

WITNESSES:

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MAURICE VEIT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTIFICIAL FEATHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed February 1, 1910. Serial No. 541,254.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE VEIT, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved ArtificialFeather, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to artificial ornaments, and its object is toprovide a new and improved artificial feather for forming plumes,aigrets and other ornaments, such as are used for hat and dresstrimmings, millinery ornaments, hair ornaments and the like, theartificial feather being formed in a very simple manner, from a blankhaving a back, and overlapping sheets secured thereon, and from whichblank are cut thin strips, each having a stem and filaments extendingtherefrom.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of an aigret formed of artificialfeathers; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the strips arecut; Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross section of the same on the line 33 ofFig. 2; Fig. 4: is a side elevation of the supporting or reinforcingbackbone and the filaments partly secured thereon; and Fig. 5 is a crosssection of the same on the line 55 of Fig. 4:.

On a back A, of sheet form and of celluloid or other suitable material,are secured, at one end B, a series of overlapping narrow sheets B, ofcelluloid or a similar material, thus forming a blank from which thinstrips G are cut, as indicated in Fig. 2, each strip having a stem C andfilaments G extending therefrom, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3.One or more such strips C are glued or otherwise secured to areinforcing backbone D, of covered wire or other suitable material, eachstrip C being fastened with its stem C lengthwise of the backbone D, sothat the filaments G extend gracefully from the backbone, therebyproducing a single feather, which can be bunched, as indicated in Fig.l, to form an aigret, plume or other similar ornament.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, I prefer to use two strips 0 on a singlereinforcing backbone D, and secure the stems O one alongside the other,so that the filaments C of the said strips C extend in oppositedirections, and thus give fullness to the feather produced.

Although I prefer to use two strips on a single backbone D, it isevident that only one or more of such strips may be used, and by makingthe back A of sufficient thickness, it is possible to even dispense withthe reinforcing backbone D and to use the strips 0 as such for formingthe desired ornament. It is further understood that by providing theback A with more or less sheets B, more or less filaments C are formedon each strip. It will also be noticed that the sheets B may be made invarious colors so as to provide a feather of any desired hue.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. As a new article of manufacture, an artificial feather or likearticle, comprising a stem and a plurality of filaments, each having anend secured to the stem, the ends being in overlapping relation.

2. As a new article of manufacture, an artificial feather or likearticle, comprising a stem and a plurality of filaments projecting fromthe same side of the stem, each filament having one end secured to thestem, the ends being in overlapping relation.

3. As a new article of manufacture an artificial feather or likearticle, consisting of a flexible backbone, and a flexible strip securedto the backbone and provided with a plurality of filaments allprojecting from the same side of the stem, the filaments be ing inoverlapping relation.

4. A blank for forming artificial feathers or like articles, comprisinga back of sheet form, and thin flexible narrow sheets overlapping eachother and each secured along the length of one edge to the said back, topermit of cutting strips from the said blank so that each strip willhave a stem and filaments secured at one end to the stem.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name tothis specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAURICE VEIT.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. HOSTER, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

